OnAway.org
Title
The Onaway Trust
Description
The Onaway Trust was established in 1974 with the overall objective to relieve poverty and suffering. Spanning four decades, Onaway has supported a diverse and extensive number of projects worldwide, many of which have grown to become successful, sustainable organisations in their own right. During 2002, Onaway's Trustees made a total of 39 grants ranging from £350 to £10,000 and totalling £143,500.
Central to Onaway's focus throughout has been the assistance for Indigenous Cultures, particularly Native Americans. Onaway's founder, John Morris visited the "Indians" in the early 1970s having been inspired by what he knew of their sacred, innate wisdom and respect for all living things. However, whilst sojourning from tribe to tribe, he quickly realised that their spirits had been almost shattered - the result of genocide and the ongoing oppression they'd suffered since the historic "discovery" of the Americas in 1492. Hence, Onaway was born.
In the last quarter century, various groups have benefited from Onaway's help. Onaway's grants aim to provide a measure of physical and spiritual upliftment, particularly amongst indigenes, by providing seed grants to groups and organisations with self-help and self sufficiency aims and purposes.
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